What equals a college credit?

Krystal Cordovano: Usually, colleges base a credit on how many hours of class time you have. For example: 1hour Biology class with an half hour mandatory lab, for two days out of the week would be considered 3 hour credit hours.Since PE classes usually or rarely have lecture time, they start at half a credit or 1 credit. If you can get your hands on a student handbook or the college catalog, the credit weight for the classes are explained......Show more

Rodolfo Merel: Well, it depends on the college and whether they use Semester or Quarter systems. At the two colleges I've attended (one community or junior college and the other a state university), only a PE class counted for one credit. Most classes are 3 or 4 credits each.I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, your question is really vague, but I gave it my best shot. If you're wondering how much time it takes to complete one college credit, they typically say that for each credit you take, you should! expect to spend 3 hours time per week. Each credit is supposed to represent the amount of time spent per week in class. So a three credit class will have three hours of class time per week.So it's suggested you spend two hours a week studying outside of class for each hour.So for a three credit class - you'd spend 3 hours in class, and 6 hours studying for a total of 9 hours.12 credits is considered full time, because multiplied by three this is 36 hours per week, close to the average full time workweek....Show more